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CVR Refining announces plans for 20M unit initial public offeringCVR Refining announced earlier this morning the launch of its initial public offering of 20M common units representing limited partner interests at a price of $24-$26 per unit. CVR Refining will list its common units on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CVRR." After the offering, CVR Energy (CVI) will indirectly own common units representing approximately 86.4% of CVR Refining's outstanding units and CVR Refining's general partner, which owns a non-economic general partner interest in CVR Refining. In addition, the majority stockholder of CVR Energy, Icahn Enterprises (IEP), has indicated that it or its affiliates may purchase up to 4M of CVR Refining's common units in the offering, in which case they will own approximately 2.7% of the outstanding common units. Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Barclays, UBS Investment Bank and Jefferies are acting as joint book-running managers and J.P. Morgan, Macquarie Capital and Simmons & Company International are acting as co-managers for the initial public offering.